Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-01-01

W not taxed tneTe Is If0m SIX 10 eignt
millions moro. We have six railroads
convergipg here. We have port from
which steamers regularly sail to New
York, Philadelphis, Norfolk. the East
ern Shore Of Virginia, &C., &C., and we
have the promise that Congress will
prosecute the work Of river improve
ment until we have depth from here
to the Virginia capes (l24 miles, Of 25
feet at high water. To this end extra
ordinary efforts are now being put forth.
When great ocean steamers can come to
our wharves.-74 miles nearer to the
sea than Baltimore's-much Of the
traffic carried through this city by our
railroads will be stopped here, to our
great profit.
The number Of new houses erected
here in 1856 was 1853: in Manchester
about 60. Among those in Rich
mond were the passenger depot Of the
Atlantic Coast Line, on Byrd street
the Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation Hall, at the northwest cor
per Of Main and Sixth streets, and
Park.Place Methodist churchill cost.
ly and imposing buildings. There il
now in course Of construction the new
City Hall, to cost over $500, 900 three
Of the most elegant public school
houses yet built here sl50, 900 en-
| Isreement CT TIE custom-house, aud i
| the spring the MasOns will begin th9
erection Of their Temple, which will b
one Of the grandest structures here.
Great schemes are on foot for thu
Improvement Of suburban propert!
and for building new street-railwayS Il
branch out in every direction.
MANUFACTURES.
In all the above respects we hay
some right to brag, bat not as when "
come to talk Of manufactures. Here
the foundation Of our prosperity, an
We have laid it, 1t is TO be hoped, GO il
rock" Remember, that the year lS8I
was one Of great excitement and dis
treas in the labor world. There wer
strikes " and L" shutouts," " and Rich
mond, in common with the rest OF th
country, suffered; yet the exhloi
below is very cheering. Anothe
thing worthy Of cOmment--worthy 0
admiration-is that in the "hands en-
ployed " are 4,200 white women an
girls, earning in whole or in great par
liyipgs for themselves and others. An
vet the demand is by no means SUI
plied. From one to two thousar
more of them could readily find 81
ploy ment here.
Another thing Richmond has n
only determined to get deep water
the sea, but to multiply her mauufact
ries. TO lead up in this direction {
Chamber of Commerce recently held
number of public meetings, and cor
nittees are now at work deVising pla
to encourage new enterprises here.
The following summarizes 1885 al
1856 in comparison:
1855. 1885.
| Number or nNnOB
Annual nStis sales. Sa.. ..~s24 $50 o94 s2s.224,:
usIT ,%slis:s i 9ss9: = :: .sis:... SAL 4
1t is not within the scope Of this
ticle to attempt 10 say who were
S sronsible for the labor troubles OF
wear. In fact, the disorder was
deep.seated that probably its origin
never been exactly determined. BE Il
as it may, Richmond, with popu
tion as conservative and as full of 10
, pride as any in the Union, suffered
'' common With no rest Of the count
But for these troubles. it would see
ID .te showing for the year would h'
been unusually good. AS it is, CT
pared with what other manufactur
cities have done, the results are
couroging rather beyond expectation
Tie -four trade had severe bl
:, in the loss to the years operation;
ID the products of the GallegO mill
10 Buck & Hoff's mill. The latter
d destroyed by fire. The former is
II the hands of receiver, and is necci
# rily closed awaiting pending litigati
= 1t is hoped that before very long it
10 be in operation again, contributing
y great sum to our annual exhibit
ID sending its brands, with Dunlop q
m Cancels and the Haxall .Crenshaw d
20 pany's, throughout this country
% to remote foreign markets to adver
- our city not less than to bring prof.
v our people.
AZ ROOM IN THE JoBBING TRADE
ig THE PROVISION LINE PARrI
r, LARLY.
x Richmond is not only a manu-
he turing city in a state Of steady deys
Id ment, but now ranks among the
lantic seaboArd ports as distribn
- centre of moro than secondary
IT. portance. The growth Of the joot
o. trade has been continuous, and IS
in creasing. Particularly have long str
ng in this direction been made the
n YEAR. The increase in sales amount
:. millions of dollars. This has sti
!" lated the merchants to renewed enc
cd and the prospects for the next year
ne flatteripg for as much if not larger
RI crease in the volume Of trade.
d, The condition Of the jobbing II
al of this city for the past year has
;. obtained by Mr.. j. Ii. Witty, b
~ streets Richmond superintendent,
en- is carefully reported especially tor
ty Dispatch, as follows;
d. 1.-THE year $50. like the precedlog on
-, the iobbing trade, was chaIactetiIo
lh close competition and low vaiues; M ia u
lines goods were sold at muon iess
than In 1855. yet the voimme. v. vi Tns pus
dnripe 1854 were said to have amounu
ice about slS, GOO. 600, while In lsso 81 >
s,o0 was considered o close estimate
he scbedule OF every jobolng- house OF tne
- could be obtained, showing tne
i amount OF sales for lss6, tney Wou1' n
ia foot up q cent lese than s2z,VUV,VVV. 4
'~' copeidereda conservative estlmste, y
In unon statements and figures furnishe
REPRESENTATIVES houses. In tne sto
'ial brapch alone great progress mas oesn cen
and "a les increased at least " ,oVV,VvV.
lty ssIa III f,our alone the past year mas
~ enormous, and we'll l'known rourte
Va street merchant Justly asserts tns'
tkv nond is now the distributing point y
~ south for that product: IL IS also isV
ne, generally known that the l1ilsss. sus =, /,
I,facturipg Grm in the country ssa.
~s,rl. Eonoo haro ga An eyperl u9nl